Train Orleans → Chateauroux

Orleans - Chateauroux

The average travel time between Orleans and Chateauroux is 2h16 minutes. The quickest route is 59 minutes. The first train leaving Orleans is at 06:08, the last at 20:42. There is an average of 25 trains a day between Orleans and Chateauroux, leaving approximately every 20 minutes.

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About this journey

What’s old is new again

What’s old is new again
Orléans, the capital of the Loiret region in the heart of the Loire Valley, is just an hour away from Paris by train. Surrounded by chateaux and wineries, it's the picture of elegance and residents with savoir-faire. Back in 1429, a local peasant girl named Joan of Arc, took this gut instinct “to know what's right” and helps her country.
Thanks to "Divine guidance," Joan of Arc led the French army to several victories during the Hundred Years' War, leading to the coronation of King Charles VII. Ultimately captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English, she was tried by an ecclesiastical court and burned at the stake at the ripe age of 19. Today, this Maid of Orléans is considered a national heroine of France and is a catholic saint.
Visitors to Orléans can find reminders of Joan everywhere, including the Gothic Cathédrale Ste-Croix, where two golden leopards protect her pedestal. One of the biggest churches in France, the Huguenots burned it in 1568. The Rebuilding began with Henry IV in 1601 and continued all the way to 1829. Want to see how the young maid lived ? Although a scale reproduction (the original was destroyed by fire in 1940), the Joan of Arc museum reconstructs her life story and dedicates an entire floor to the yearly celebration the city holds every May 8th.
The battling history of Orléans continued as World War II swept through France. The city was badly damaged, however the historic old town was largely unharmed. The central feature of Orléans old town is the spacious Place du Martroi. In the sixth century there was a cemetery here, hence the name Martroi (originally Martyretum). The 1855 equestrian statue of Joan of Arc is by Foyatier. Learn more about Orleans

Chateauroux, a quiet city in the center of France.
Do you know how the city got its name? Indeed, a castle was built here during the 10th century and belonged to Raoul, and from the "château" of Raoul resulted Chateauroux. This is to say the age of the town… Learn more about Chateauroux

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